tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30312228.post5917816232632806358..comments2023-11-03T06:26:00.486-07:00Comments on Ms. Kitty's Saloon and Road Show: Last week of my ministry at UUCWIUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30312228.post-46625705201380825702012-06-25T12:19:04.241-07:002012-06-25T12:19:04.241-07:00Thanks, Ms. K. You're probably right that with...Thanks, Ms. K. You're probably right that with volunteers it's very different than with a congregation. Perhaps people's faith keeps them from acting as obnoxiously as volunteers might. Or not. I think back to all the pastors my grandmother ran off from her tiny little United Methodist congregation. :-(Miss Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13210249894351503887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30312228.post-79767005359034447662012-06-24T13:44:21.402-07:002012-06-24T13:44:21.402-07:00I wish I had a solution to the problem you mention...I wish I had a solution to the problem you mention, Miss K. I have been particularly lucky with this group; they had been through a hard experience, as had I, so both sides of the equation were eager for peace. It took years of nurturing a spirit of collaboration and listening carefully to each other, looking for consensus and talking about how we felt about how things were going. It's hard to create such a climate without plenty of time AND people who want such a climate. Volunteers can be tough to organize; they all have their own agendas and motives. I think I was truly lucky in my life with these folks.Lilylouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02328027965155428624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30312228.post-32498823888905453332012-06-24T08:21:09.823-07:002012-06-24T08:21:09.823-07:00Oops, sorry for two posts in a row--I'd also l...Oops, sorry for two posts in a row--I'd also like to know how you & the congregation dealt with people who had caused a lot of trouble years before but didn't understand or accept responsibility for doing so. I've seen that at work in churches and volunteer organizations. The last volunteer group was especially troubled by such matters, and I left when I realized that even though they'd elected me to lead, they didn't seem to want to be led. :-(Miss Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13210249894351503887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30312228.post-83392286899458994042012-06-24T08:18:29.726-07:002012-06-24T08:18:29.726-07:00Wow. Amazing post, Ms. K. Thank you so, so much fo...Wow. Amazing post, Ms. K. Thank you so, so much for your years of service. Even though I'm 2,500 miles away and have never set foot in your church, I still feel like a parishioner. <br /><br />Hugs & love,<br />Miss KMiss Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13210249894351503887noreply@blogger.com